The Backlist: Margot Douaihy and Polly Stewart Revisit Patricia Highsmith's 'Edith's Diary'
Discussing Highsmith's classic of toxic suburbia
By Polly Stewart | July 17, 2024
Chris Offutt on Nature, Appalachia, and the "Code of the Hills"
"In the hills, nature is a constant force—beautiful and relentless. At times brutal. The sounds of bird and wind in the leaves is a constant backdrop to the life I experienced as a child and as an adult."
By Chris McGinley | July 9, 2024
Margalit Fox on the Woman Who Organized Theft in 19th Century New York
The woman at the center of Fox's new book, Fredericka Mandelbaum, built her own "crooked ladder."
By Kevin Canfield | July 8, 2024
Rob Hart on ‘Assassins Anonymous’ and the Dark Appeal of the Assassin Genre
By Nick Kolakowski | June 27, 2024
How Peter Swanson Cultivates His Talent for Murder
By Peter Handel | June 24, 2024
Rachel Howzell Hall on Grief, Strength, and the Purifying Nature of Fire
In 'What Fire Brings,' Howzell Hall sends her protagonist to the gates of Hell, otherwise known as Topanga Canyon in fire season.
By Nancie Clare | June 20, 2024
By John B. Valeri | June 18, 2024
